Sheet music for "A Drum is a Woman"

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Sheet music for "A Drum is a Woman" written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The sheet music has printed musical staves with handwritten musical notes and notations throughout. The printed staves and handwritten notes appear on both sides of the document. Handwritten in the top left corner of the front is “Drum Is A Woman.” Handwritten at the top of the front at center is “BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR SHOW.” The Passantino Brands logo is on the back in the bottom left corner. A printed signature on the back at the bottom center reads “Duke Ellington.”

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